GamingBot@lemmy.zipBM to Gaming@lemmy.zipEnglish · 1 month agoValve open source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your ownwww.gamingonlinux.comexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected][email protected]
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minus-squareramble81@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoCan’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
minus-squareMartineski@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoWell, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoDon’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
minus-squareanguo@piefed.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoYes, e-readers nowadays have a “frontlight”, a fiber otic mesh overlaid on top of the display. But the list of materials they provide doesn’t have anything that would provide this light.
Can’t you get backlit e-ink displays? Don’t kindles have them?
Well, technically eink displays don’t have backlight but frontlight.
Don’t know why you’re getting down voted for this, you’re technically correct, the best kind of correct!
Yes, e-readers nowadays have a “frontlight”, a fiber otic mesh overlaid on top of the display. But the list of materials they provide doesn’t have anything that would provide this light.